Marjorie Fuchs

Margaret Bonner

 For Self-Study and Classroom Use  (Student Book with Answer Key)

Grammar Express

Reviews and expands students' knowledge of English grammar through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.

A high-intermediate course for reference and practice

Focus on Grammar

Jay Maurer

Irene Schoenberg

Miriam Westheimer

Building on the success of previous editions, Focus on Grammar , Fifth Edition continues to leverage its successful four-step approach that lets learners move from comprehension to communication within a clear and consistent structure. Centered on thematic instruction, Focus on Grammar combines comprehensive grammar coverage with abundant practice, critical thinking skills, and ongoing assessment, helping students communicate confidently, accurately, and fluently in everyday situations. The Fifth Edition continues to incorporate the findings of corpus linguistics in grammar notes, charts, and practice activities, while never losing sight of what is pedagogically sound and useful. New to This Edition New and updated content showcases culturally relevant topics of interest to modern learners. Updated grammar charts and redesigned grammar notes with clear, corpus-informed grammar explanations reflect real and natural language usage, allowing students to grasp the most important aspects of the grammar. Expanded communicative activities encourage collaboration and application of target grammar in a variety of settings. New unit-ending From Grammar to Writing section allows students to apply grammar in writing through structured tasks from pre-writing to editing. New assessment tools, including course diagnostic tests, formative and summative assessments, and a flexible gradebook, are closely aligned with unit learning outcomes to inform instruction and measure progress. FOG Go app for iPhone� and Android� lets students easily navigate Student Book audio clips on their phone or tablet. Updated for the Fifth Edition, MyEnglishLab: Focus on Grammar offers students engaging practice and video grammar presentations anytime, anywhere with immediate feedback and remediation tasks to help promote accuracy. Other Highlights Scaffolded exercises help learners bridge the gap between identifying grammatical structures and using them with confidence and accuracy. High-interest readings in multiple genres expose students to the form, meaning, and use of grammar in natural contexts. Key vocabulary taught, practiced, and recycled throughout the unit ensures acquisition. Listening tasks give students multiple opportunities to focus on spoken English and develop listening skills. Mapped to the Global Scale of English.

Kenna Bourke

'Grammar Express' is a practical tool for intermediate students who wish to learn or review English grammar . It offers a balance of grammar reference and practice , can be used in class or for self-study , provides a range of clear explanatory charts and presents language in real-life contexts. Self-check activities and tests help students monitor their understanding and progress , 'Be careful' notes warn of common errors and 32 appendices provide useful information on a range of subjects from the obvious (irregular verbs) to the less obvious (common time word changes in indirect speech).

For Self Study Or the Classroom

Grammar Express with Answers

Grammar Express is an intermediate to high-intermediate text that features four-page units that present and practice key grammar points. The text's concise, easy-to-follow format is organized into 76 thematic units featuring: A cartoon or piece of realia presenting the target grammar in a meaningful context to raise student interest and involvement. Clear grammar charts presenting the target grammar in all its forms. Quick, self-access activities allowing students to discover the target grammar and manipulate its forms before they start studying its uses. Concise grammar explanations and multiple examples focusing on the meaning and uses of the target grammar. Two full pages of controlled practice exercises, including fill-ins, matching, multiple choice, and writing/editing skill builders. In addition, the text features: Fifteen SelfTests (one at the end of each part) offering additional opportunities for review and practice. A complete Answer Key to all self-check activities, practice exercises, and SelfTests. A dual platform CD-ROM (for PC and Macintosh) contains additional editing practice for in-class or self-study. The exercises include sentence-level and paragraph-level error correction correlated to every grammar point in the Student Book. Grammar Express has self-contained units that may be used in any order with any grammar course. It may be used as a classroom text or as a self-study handbook. This two-volume series combines a concise, easy-to-follow format- two pages of presentation followed by two pages to practice - to quickly bring English language learners up to speed.

Margaret Bonner

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